Improvement in bale-ties



W. CARSON.

BALE-TIE.

No,175,334= Patented March 28,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Or FIon.

WILLIAM CARSON, OF STILOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT INBALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,334, dated March28, 1876; applicationfiled August 21, 1875.

hereinafter described, whereby theyare adapted to be locked together,and also readily disengaged by raisingone part vertically 011' from theother.

Figure l is a plan view of my improved bale-tie, the two parts beingdisengaged. Fig. 2 is a plan, showing the parts engaged; and Fig. 3 isan edge view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. L

A and B represent the two parts of the buckle or tie, being of flat,cast, or stamped plates, each having a slot, U, for connecting the hoopD, and one having the notch E, with the contracted mouth F, also thesockets G,

the latter being on opposite sides of the notch, and the other platehaving the tongue I to tit the notch E F, and the projections J to restin the sockets, in the manner shown in Fig.2.

The notch E and the tongue I are a little larger on the under side, asindicated by the dotted lines a, than the outer side, tomake itnecessary for the tongue to escape that way from the notch, so that thepressure of the balewill keep it in the notch, and thus keep the twosections locked together. The part A may be readily disengaged from partB by raising it vertically at one side-a result of great practicalimportance.

Ha ving thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The part A, having the notch or open slot E, and sockets or books G, incombination with the part B, having lateral projections J and tongue I,as shown and described, whereby said parts are adapted to be disengaged,in the manner set forth.

WILLIAM CARSON.

Witnesses: Y

RICHARD WEBB, THOMAS SMITH.

